Nation Feb 07 In years leading to killing of Tyre Nichols, Memphis police lowered the bar for hiring In the years leading up to Tyre Nichols' deadly arrest, Memphis police have been dogged by a confluence of dangerous trends, including a chronic shortage of officers and a struggle to bring in recruits.
Nation Nov 21 LGBTQ nightclub shooting suspect evaded Colorado’s ‘red flag’ gun law The suspect in the Colorado Springs gay nightclub shooting allegedly threatened his mother with a homemade bomb last year. Yet despite that scare, there's no public record that police or relatives tried to trigger Colorado's "red flag" law.
Nation Oct 29 Suspect in assault at Pelosi home had posted about QAnon, other conspiracy theories The man accused of breaking into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's California home and severely beating her husband with a hammer appears to have made racist and often rambling posts online, including some that questioned the results of the 2020 election, defended former…
Politics Oct 17 House panel calls Donald Trump’s bills to Secret Service ‘exorbitant’ Donald Trump's private company arranged for the Secret Service to pay for rooms at his properties in excess of government-approved rates at least 40 times during his presidency — including two charges for more than $1,100 per night.
Politics Sep 02 ‘Red flag’ laws get little use even as mass shootings, gun deaths soar An AP analysis found many U.S. states barely use "red flag" laws that allow police to take guns away from people threatening to kill, a trend blamed on lack of awareness of the laws and a reluctance to enforce them…
Nation Jul 19 Uvalde school shooter left trail of warning signs ahead of attack The gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas left so many hints that he was violent and obsessed with notoriety that former classmates began calling him "school shooter."…
Nation Apr 14 Police search for motive in YouTube videos of man accused of Brooklyn subway shooting The suspect arrested in the Brooklyn subway shooting that left 10 people wounded by gunfire also left behind a trove of angry YouTube videos.
Economy Dec 06 Trump media venture eyed by regulators names Rep. Devin Nunes as CEO Digital World Acquisition, which is often referred to by its trading symbol of "DWAC," said it is cooperating with "the preliminary, fact-finding inquiries" by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
Nation Nov 23 Waukesha parade crash prompts calls for higher bail, but experts express caution The suspect in a Christmas parade crash in suburban Milwaukee that killed five people was free on $1,000 bail posted just two days before the deadly event, a fact that is leading to a review of what happened and renewed…
Politics Oct 08 Trump hotel lost $70 million during presidency, got help from bank Former President Donald Trump’s company lost more than $70 million operating his Washington D.C. hotel while in office.